Gear drive apparatus, driving device including gear drive apparatus, and image forming device including gear drive apparatus
US8670694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H57/0495
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gear drive apparatus includes a gear train including a plurality of gears, and a holding unit accommodating the gear train and a lubricant to be supplied to tooth flanks of each of the plurality of gears, the holding unit including an inlet opening from which the lubricant is poured. The lubricant from the inlet opening is supplied to an engagement area where two gears of the plurality of gears are engaged with each other, or to a tooth flank area of one of the two gears at an upstream part from the engagement area along a rotational direction of the one of the two gears.
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